Wright Brothers Middle School

Summary:

Wright Brothers Middle School is a public middle school in Dayton, Ohio, serving 294 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Dayton City School District, which is ranked 702 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wright Brothers Middle School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance on state assessments, and low rankings for its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner student subgroups. For example, in 2023-2024, only 12.9% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 16.9% for the Dayton City district and 62.1% for Ohio. When compared to nearby middle schools like Wogaman Middle School and Edwin Joel Brown Middle School, Wright Brothers Middle School consistently performs worse across key metrics.

The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranked in the bottom 5% of Ohio middle schools for this subgroup, likely contributes to the challenges the school faces. Despite the Dayton City School District spending around $8,200 per student, which is on par with nearby districts, Wright Brothers Middle School continues to struggle, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to the school's challenges. With the right interventions and support, the school's racial diversity could be seen as a strength, and the school may be able to better serve its diverse student population and improve overall academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1361 Huffman Ave
       Dayton, OH  45403-3016


(937) 542-5940

District: Dayton City

SchoolDigger Rank:
1005th of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools


Students who attend Wright Brothers Middle School usually attend:

High:    Belmont High School

Feeder schools for Wright Brothers Middle School:

Elementary:    Kiser Elementary School
    Ruskin Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  294

Racial breakdown:

White:
38.8%
African American:
35.0%
Hispanic:
19.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wright Brothers Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wright Brothers Middle School 1005th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Wright Brothers Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Dayton City:

SchoolDigger ranks Dayton City 702nd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wright Brothers Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 3.43 391st 400 2.3%
2010 3.39 861st 895 3.8%
2011 11.94 821st 925 11.2%
2012 11.65 875th 989 11.5%
2013 25.46 798th 1001 20.3%
2014 19.49 838th 1008 16.9%
2015 17.38 854th 1035 17.5%
2016 16.75 861st 1050 18.0%
2017 10.95 891st 1038 14.2%
2018 9.45 904th 1010 10.5%
2019 7.12 958th 1050 8.8%
2021 12.57 868th 1037 16.3%
2022 7.83 939th 1017 7.7%
2023 7.23 972nd 1048 7.3%
2024 5.69 1005th 1046 3.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 4.01 204th 206 1.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.60 101st 107 5.6%
2019 8.10 124th 127 2.4%
2021 10.46 132nd 134 1.5%
2022 11.80 109th 110 0.9%
2023 12.58 110th 113 2.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 12.85 585th 590 0.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.65 840th 924 9.1%
2019 7.97 871st 945 7.8%
2021 13.29 798th 923 13.5%
2022 7.93 886th 947 6.4%
2023 6.98 919th 974 5.6%
2024 4.67 969th 989 2.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.05 849th 897 5.4%
2019 2.70 900th 917 1.9%
2021 8.93 809th 910 11.1%
2022 5.47 877th 925 5.2%
2023 5.99 875th 943 7.2%
2024 2.44 936th 942 0.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.29 354th 643 44.9%
2019 21.94 578th 658 12.2%
2021 18.29 553rd 576 4.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.11 824th 916 10.0%
2019 8.53 853rd 933 8.6%
2021 7.35 859th 924 7.0%
2022 4.32 927th 946 2.0%
2023 4.55 937th 963 2.7%
2024 4.78 920th 958 4.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.19 286th 384 25.5%
2019 13.67 375th 405 7.4%
2021 21.98 322nd 385 16.4%
2022 8.76 411th 413 0.5%
2023 14.13 405th 436 7.1%
2024 13.32 408th 429 4.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.26 188th 192 2.1%
2019 13.51 200th 222 9.9%
2021 13.97 207th 228 9.2%
2022 8.71 237th 247 4.0%
2023 5.50 241st 249 3.2%
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Rank History for White students at Wright Brothers Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.02 769th 781 1.5%
2019 1.37 786th 796 1.3%
2021 3.46 762nd 781 2.4%
2022 2.07 797th 809 1.5%
2023 2.43 784th 805 2.6%
2024 1.00 791st 795 0.5%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Open Quote The teachers are working hard with what they have.
Our problem stem from the admin.
Pulled our grand kids out and will never return there as long as current admin. is there. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Wright Brothers Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 229 239 0 0 1 n/a n/a 78 547
1989 232 240 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 474
1990 333 168 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 506
1991 383 167 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 551
1992 405 147 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 556
1993 391 164 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 558
1994 430 140 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1995 441 113 2 6 1 n/a n/a 0 563
1996 441 113 2 6 1 n/a n/a 0 563
1997 405 159 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1998 409 169 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 583
1999 368 187 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 559
2000 354 180 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2001 383 160 2 10 0 n/a n/a 0 555
2002 387 160 1 1 1 n/a n/a 25 575
2003 387 160 1 1 1 n/a n/a 25 575
2004 383 113 1 6 0 n/a n/a 19 522
2005 355 88 3 8 2 n/a n/a 19 475
2006 361 88 2 8 0 n/a n/a 26 485
2007 344 113 3 11 3 n/a n/a 22 496
2008 321 98 3 11 1 n/a n/a 20 454
2009 260 82 1 10 1 n/a n/a 28 382
2010 268 84 3 10 0 n/a n/a 28 393
2011 334 79 2 14 0 0 32 0 461
2012 371 87 3 15 1 0 47 0 524
2013 386 69 4 23 3 1 53 0 539
2014 387 73 1 29 3 0 35 0 528
2015 365 94 2 44 2 1 32 0 540
2016 371 90 1 34 2 1 31 0 530
2017 197 129 6 41 0 1 24 0 398
2018 208 146 5 40 1 1 28 0 429
2019 209 155 4 39 1 0 38 0 446
2020 250 192 0 54 0 2 31 0 529
2021 222 141 3 69 1 2 18 0 456
2022 155 90 2 63 0 1 17 0 328
2023 114 103 0 57 1 0 19 0 294

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wright Brothers Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 547 26.0 21.0 0
1989 474 27.0 17.5 n/a
1990 506 27.0 18.7 n/a
1991 551 29.0 19.0 n/a
1992 556 32.0 17.3 60.4
1993 558 29.0 19.2 59.7
1994 575 30.0 19.2 63
1995 563 33.5 16.8 0
1996 563 33.5 16.8 0
1997 569 31.0 18.4 76.6
1998 583 32.0 18.2 75.5
1999 559 38.0 14.7 90
2000 539 25.0 21.6 93.3
2001 555 31.0 17.9 90.6
2002 575 34.6 16.6 90
2003 575 34.6 16.6 90
2004 522 28.6 18.3 100
2005 475 22.5 21.1 103.5
2006 485 27.5 17.6 105
2007 496 27.5 18.0 83.5
2008 454 22.0 20.6 n/a
2009 382 25.0 15.3 107.1
2010 393 30.0 13.1 91.8
2011 461 29.0 15.8 72.7
2012 524 30.0 17.4 63.9
2013 539 30.0 17.9 n/a
2014 528 29.0 18.2 99.4
2015 540 n/a n/a 98.3
2016 530 37.0 14.3 100
2017 398 34.0 11.7 n/a
2018 429 24.0 17.8 n/a
2019 446 27.0 16.5 n/a
2020 529 28.0 18.8 n/a
2021 456 28.0 16.2 n/a
2022 328 28.0 11.7 n/a
2023 294 26.0 11.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wright Brothers Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 547 26.0 21.0 0
1989 474 27.0 17.5 n/a
1990 506 27.0 18.7 n/a
1991 551 29.0 19.0 n/a
1992 556 32.0 17.3 60.4
1993 558 29.0 19.2 59.7
1994 575 30.0 19.2 63
1995 563 33.5 16.8 0
1996 563 33.5 16.8 0
1997 569 31.0 18.4 76.6
1998 583 32.0 18.2 75.5
1999 559 38.0 14.7 90
2000 539 25.0 21.6 93.3
2001 555 31.0 17.9 90.6
2002 575 34.6 16.6 90
2003 575 34.6 16.6 90
2004 522 28.6 18.3 100
2005 475 22.5 21.1 103.5
2006 485 27.5 17.6 105
2007 496 27.5 18.0 83.5
2008 454 22.0 20.6 n/a
2009 382 25.0 15.3 107.1
2010 393 30.0 13.1 91.8
2011 461 29.0 15.8 72.7
2012 524 30.0 17.4 63.9
2013 539 30.0 17.9 n/a
2014 528 29.0 18.2 99.4
2015 540 n/a n/a 98.3
2016 530 37.0 14.3 100
2017 398 34.0 11.7 n/a
2018 429 24.0 17.8 n/a
2019 446 27.0 16.5 n/a
2020 529 28.0 18.8 n/a
2021 456 28.0 16.2 n/a
2022 328 28.0 11.7 n/a
2023 294 26.0 11.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wright Brothers Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,196
2022 $14,601
2023 $15,828

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wright Brothers Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 958th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 972nd of 1048 Middle schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Wright Brothers Middle School)17.74.9
 12.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Dayton City)22.213.7
 8.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wright Brothers Middle School)32.426.2
 6.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Dayton City)35.327.2
 8.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Wright Brothers Middle School)21.320.4
 0.9%
   8th Grade Science (Dayton City)29.821.7
 8.1%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Wright Brothers Middle School)15.39.3
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Dayton City)25.410.5
 14.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wright Brothers Middle School)21.718.3
 3.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Dayton City)28.921.1
 7.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students446294
 34.1%
African American155103
 33.5%
American Indian11
Asian40
 100%
Hispanic3957
 46.2%
Pacific Islander00
White209114
 45.5%
Two or More Races3819
 50%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Wright Brothers Middle School

Students who attend Wright Brothers Middle School usually go on to attend Belmont High School

Students at Wright Brothers Middle School are 39% White, 35% African American, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 294 students attended Wright Brothers Middle School.

Wright Brothers Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Ohio middle schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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